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Downs Syndrome, Turners Syndrome, And Redgreen Color Blindness - 682 words
1.) Three genetic disorders are Down's syndrome,
Turner's syndrome, and Red-green color blindness.
They are all caused by undesirable genes inherited
by normal genetic mechanisms. These mutations are
usually recessive because dominant ones usually
die. Turner's Syndrome is caused by faulty cell
division known as non disjunction. This occurs
when chromosomes fail to separate. IN this
disorder, the affected have one "x" chromosome.
The effect are an underdeveloped female, mental
retardedness, and sterility. Down syndrome is a
condition caused by an oddosome that occurs on the
pair #21. It results in severe abnormality
physical and mental defects. For example, shorter
bubble-shape eyes, short f ...
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Alcohol - 1,242 words
Alcohol Sean Fleming Period 1 Mr. Schwartz Final
Exam Alcohol The topic alcohol brings many things
to mind. In my immediate family the only people
that drink any type of alcohol are my mother and
father. When my dad comes home from work he
usually has a beer for a little relaxation and my
mom has a glass of wine for dinner. I feel that
they are moderate drinkers and I also feel that it
sets a good example for my brother and I. If we
hadn't gone over this topic in class I would never
have known what type of drinkers they were. Now
that I think of it I have one relative who has not
always lived the good life. If I was writing this
paper 8 years ago my aunt Ann would be drinking
very heavily ri ...
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Autism - 1,018 words
Autism Autism Throughout the years the diagnosis
of autism has changed dramatically. Once, it was
mistakenly diagnosed as childhood schizophrenia.
Now that much more extensive research has been
done, researchers have found distinct
characteristics that are typical of autistic
individuals. It is most often characterized by
difficulty in the child's ability to respond to
people, events, and objects. Responses to
sensations of light, sound, and feeling may be
exaggerated. Delayed speech and language may be
associated. Other characteristics include:
impairment in ability to make peer friendships,
absence of imaginative activity, stereotyped body
movements, persistent preoccupation with parts of ...
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Bioethics - 2,379 words
... bes, where it travels to the uterus (Leone,
Reproductive 13). Another method, "gamete
intrafallopian transfer" (GIFT), is done by
injecting sperm and an unfertilized egg into a
fallopian tube, at which time conception and
implantation will occur (Leone, Reproductive 13).
Lastly is the "zona cracking" method. This
technique involves piercing the outer layer of the
egg and placing a single sperm cell within the
egg, then embedding the fertilized egg into the
woman (Leone, Reproductive 13). There is yet
another well-known fashion for infertile couples
to conceive a child - surrogate motherhood. In
this process, the fertilized egg of one woman is
allowed to develop in the womb of another. Su ...
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Bioethics - 2,379 words
... bes, where it travels to the uterus (Leone,
Reproductive 13). Another method, "gamete
intrafallopian transfer" (GIFT), is done by
injecting sperm and an unfertilized egg into a
fallopian tube, at which time conception and
implantation will occur (Leone, Reproductive 13).
Lastly is the "zona cracking" method. This
technique involves piercing the outer layer of the
egg and placing a single sperm cell within the
egg, then embedding the fertilized egg into the
woman (Leone, Reproductive 13). There is yet
another well-known fashion for infertile couples
to conceive a child - surrogate motherhood. In
this process, the fertilized egg of one woman is
allowed to develop in the womb of another. Su ...
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Cloning - 1,808 words
Cloning Should we clone humans? Cloning humans has
become a possibility that seems easier in today's
society than it was twenty years ago. It is a
method that involves the production of a group of
identical cells or organisms that all derive from
a single individual (Grolier 220). It is not known
when or how cloning humans really became a
possibility, but it is known that there are two
possible ways that we can clone humans. The first
way involves splitting an embryo into several
halves and creating many new individuals from that
embryo. The second method of cloning a human
involves taking cells from an already existing
human being and cloning them, in turn creating
other individuals that ar ...
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Cloning In Brave New World - 1,623 words
Cloning In Brave New World Cloning in Brave New
World by Christopher M. Earhart It has been said
that Muhammad is the Seal of the Prophets, meaning
that he was the last. However, our world has
recently been graced by another prophet in Aldous
Huxley. Huxley's prophetic vision is unmistakable
in his science-fiction novel, Brave New World, in
which he delivers a valuable message: control
advancements in technology before they control us.
Huxley supports this message with a strong example
of a society that is so overrun by technology that
the human race has lost their individuality,
freedom, and ultimately their identity as human
beings. In this Brave New World, artificially-born
humans are gen ...
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Dementiaa - 4,130 words
Dementiaa IntrodWhat is Dementia ?uction Dementia
is an organic brain syndrome which results in
global cognitive impairments. Dementia can occur
as a result of a variety of neurological diseases.
Some of the more well known dementing diseases
include Alzheimers disease (AD), multi-infarct
dementia (MID), and Huntingtons disease (HD).
Throughout this essay the emphasis will be placed
on AD (also known as dementia of the Alzheimers
type, and primary degenerative dementia), because
statistically it is the most significant dementing
disease occurring in over 50% of demented patients
(see epidemiology). The clinical picture in
dementia is very similar to delirium, except for
the course. Delirium ...
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Downs Syndrome, It Is One Of The Most Frequently Occurring Chromosomal Abnormalities Found In Humans Effecting People Of All - 1,868 words
Down's Syndrome, it is one of the most frequently
occurring chromosomal abnormalities found in
humans effecting people of all ages, races and
economic levels. It is a chromosomal anomaly in
cell development that results in a person being
born with forty-seven chromosomes instead of the
normal forty-six chromosomes. People with Down
syndrome may have mild to severe learning
disabilities and physical symptoms, which include
a small skull, extra folds of skin under the eyes,
and a protruding tongue. Roughly one out of every
one thousand children born making it the most
common genetic disorder. Down syndrome affects
over 350,000 people, in the United States alone.
Down syndrome has plagued the h ...
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Each Year, Three Thousand To Five Thousand People Are Diagnosed With Down - 906 words
"Each year, three thousand to five thousand people
are diagnosed with Down Syndrome in the United
States. It is found in approximately one out of
one thousand all live births." (Nadel,37). Down
Syndrome occurs when there is an abnormality in
chromosome 21. Most people with Down Syndrome
(approximately ninety-five percent) has an extra
21 chromosome. Instead of the normal number of
forty-six chromosomes in each cell, the individual
with Down Syndrome has forty-seven chromosomes.
"This condition is called trisomy 21."(Pueschel,6)
.Down Syndrome is a combination of birth defects
including some degree of physical abnormalities,
musculoskeletal disorders, and hypothyroidism.
Granted, individuals ...
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Fragile X Syndrome - 623 words
FRAGILE X SYNDROME Fragile X Syndrome is an
inherited genetic condition associated with mental
retardation. It is caused by a mutation of the "X"
chromosome. Fathers cannot pass the disease onto
their sons, because females always give an "x"
chromosome where a man gives either an "x" or a
"y." If a man gives a "y" chromosome, then the
result is a boy baby, and since the disease is
only carried in the "x" chromosome, a boy can only
inherit this disease from his mother. A girl, on
the other hand, can inherit the disease from
either her father or mother. Interestingly enough,
more boys than girls are affected by this disease.
Fragile X syndrome appears in children of all
ethnic, racial, and eco ...
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Genetic Engineering - 1,131 words
Genetic Engineering Genetic Engineering
Anti-technologists and political extremists
misinform, and over exaggerate statements that
genetic engineering is not part of the natural
order of things. The moral question of genetic
engineering can be answered by studying human
evolution and the idea of survival of the fittest.
The question of safety can be answered by looking
at the current precautions of the industry. The
concept that society needs to understand is that
with the right amount of time and money genetic
engineering will help reduce disease and save
countless lives. Many people do not realize that
genetic engineering plays a role in many lives
through out the world. Genetic engineerin ...
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Genetic Engineering - 1,422 words
Genetic Engineering Gena Fawley Ethics Doug McKay
1 June, 2000 Genetic Engineering As we begin the
twenty first century, many new technological
advancements make themselves readily available to
us. One such technological advancement is genetic
engineering. Genetic engineering is the altering
of human genes in order to perfect these genes, or
change them completely. This new technology is
very controversial, because it deals with things
such as altering our own mortality and perhaps
creating the perfect human race. Some people
however, feel that gene altering is a wonderful
new prospect because it may allow us to prevent
certain disease, and thus increase our life spans.
Also, those that are ...
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Genetic Screening - 1,580 words
Genetic Screening Genetic screening, also known as
preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), is a
newly emerging technology that has brought with it
much controversy. PGD involves the in vitro
fertilization of an embryo. The embryos are
allowed to develop to a 6 to 10 cell stage, at
which point one of the embryonic cells is removed
from each embryo and the cellular DNA is analyzed
for chromosomal abnormalities or genetic mutations
(Botkin, 1998). In doing this, it can be
determined which embryos will be most likely to
implant and germinate successfully in the uterus.
PGD is a complicated, technologically
sophisticated process. It is a union of in vetro
fertilization technology and molecular b ...
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Genetics - 2,123 words
Genetics Genetics: Issues of IVF, screening,
pre-selection, genetic testing, cloning and the
social implications. James Watson once said, We
used to think that our fate was in our stars. Now
we know that, in large measure, our fate is in our
Genes (Jaroff 1998). On June 26th 2000, The Human
Genome Project will unveil its rough draft mapping
of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequences
within the human chromosomes (genetic code), to
the public. The project has been ongoing since the
late eighties, and is a huge international
exercise, which has so far cost approximately 3
billion dollars. The final draft is expected to be
complete by the year 2003 and the assumption is
that it will have a mas ...
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Genetics - 241 words
Genetics Genetics Genetics should be used to
improve humans. Genetic alterations would be the
most important thing to humans. If you genetically
alter a retarded person, you could make them
normal. It would cost a lot of money to be
genetically altered, but the parents would gladly
pay any price to see their child as an acceptable
member of society. If you genetically altered a
man to be smart when he was an embryo, he could
end up inventing a time machine that could change
the course of the world. He could end up creating
a cure for cancer or AIDS or some other deadly
disease. A drawback to that would be that he could
take over the world and conquer all with his
knowledge. Gene alterations ...
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Homosexuality - 1,260 words
... enes are arranged along 46 chromosomes and
each chromosome contains tiny coils of DNA,
deoxyribonucleic acid, which carries the
instruction to manufacture a particular body
substance. There was no such similar sharing in
the same region among heterosexual men.
Researchers have not yet compared the homosexuals
genetic information to the other group. The
finding does not explain all the homosexuals;
seven out of forty homosexual brothers did not
have the common genetic factor. The explanation
for this is it might cause by other unknown
genetic influence. (LeVay/Hamer, 27-29). Since the
DNA strand is long enough to contain hundreds of
genes. Hamers team has not found the gene that
makes som ...
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Mental Retardation - 363 words
Mental Retardation In order to be considered
mentally retarded, you must have an IQ below 75,
have significant limitations in two or more
adaptive skill areas, and the condition is present
from childhood (defined as age 18 or younger).
People can be mentally retarded as all different
levels. About 78% of mentally retarded people will
only be a little slower than the average person,
while in others it is very apparent (Arc of New
Jersey). There are many causes of mental
retardation. One cause of mental retardation is of
genetic conditions. That includes; abnormal gene
mixes from parents, errors when genes combine,
overexposure to x-rays, and many more reasons.
More than 500 genetic diseases a ...
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Mrs Mccaulskydwarfism Reportachondroplasia In Medicine, Achondroplasia Is Known As Being Undersized, Orless Than 50in In Heig - 511 words
Mrs. McCaulskyDwarfism ReportACHONDROPLASIA In
medicine, ACHONDROPLASIA is known as being
undersized, orless than 50in. in height. Having
short limbs, a normal sized trunk, large headwith
a depressed nasal bridge and small face. This is a
result of a disease inthe thyroid gland. It can
also be caused by Down syndrome or absorption,
acartilaginous tissue during the fetal stage.
Hypochondroplasia, a mild form ofdwarfism. Spinal
tuberculosis and the deficiency of the pituitary
glandsecretions. Treatment with thyroxin or
thyroid extract early in childhoodresults in
normal growth and development. Somatrophin, also
known as thehuman growth hormone is secreted by
the anterior pituitary. Respiratory ...
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Racisms - 1,366 words
Racisms Kwame Anthony Appiah addresses the issues
of racialism, intrinsic racism, and extrensic
racism in his article entitled RACISMS. However,
after analyzing Appiahs views on racism and its
different forms, his views on the theoretical
validity of racialism and extrinsic racism are
seriously doubted. Appiah defines racialism as the
view that there are essentail characteristics that
allow us to classify people into distinct races,
each of which shares certain traits and
tendencies. On this topic, Appiah thinks that this
theory, or way of categorizing people is false. He
thinks that it is merely an excuse for people to
practice types of racism. Among the two most
distinct types of racism ar ...
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